Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office filed a lawsuit that claims two men targeted small businesses in order to extort money.

Unlike many of its Metro Detroit neighbors, Ferndale has ended its moratorium on medical marijuana businesses and will allow interested parties to apply for special land use permits.

The plan, I learned, was to deal with them in a complete overhaul of the Ferndale zoning map. I eventually found a different buyer for my house, only after losing a few thousand dollars in extra ...